Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-17

lead. He held his own up to about the
hall. when the other three got q little
nearer, and at the t~hree-quarter they were
we'll together. At the turn into the stretch
it could hardly be seen how they were
placed, but q little later the colors OF Az,
ondale showed in front, with Oregon and
Trader struggling for second. and basil
behind them. The lead was being steadliy
held and the others pushed under whip n
spur. At the wire Avondale b wed a
length in advance. Oregon second, Trader
third and Basil fourth. Time, 1.4fh
Paris mutuals paid SIT 80.
HEAL THREE OF rRor.
Immediately at the conclusion OF the
dash the horses were rung up for heattbree
of the trot. In the pools Ranchero was an
easy favorite against the field. They got a
fair start, but before they had gone Q
yards Silver fouled with Lucy and q pair
of spokes flew out of the sulky ofthe latter.
Naturally this interferred with the race
and caused Lucy to fall back while Silver
went forward and too her place at the
side of Ranchero who at the quarter was
still q leader. Ranchero either did o
like 3" gait or the company for a little
later he broke and Silver went to the
front and Lucy who had been stridlng
rather rapidly took second. Ranchero soon
settled down when another bad break
made him lose g ound. At the turn into
the stretch Silver was a fair leader, Lucy
second. Ranchero third and Pilot fourth,
and these were the positions 10 which they
were placed under the wire, although Silver
came in at a jog. Time, 2:47h. Paris NUT
uals paid 1925.
FOURTH EAT OF THE TROT.
Strange as it may seem, the success OF
Silver did not at all change the opinion OF the
pool buyers that Ranchero would win, and
they made him again a hot favorite at
$25, with the field selling at 81 and So.
Silver, who had the pole, broke almost at
the start, and took q back place, the
other three making a race to the turn,
where Ranchero had a lead and held it up
the back stretch and into the upper turn.
where Pilot, who was showing some good
speed, showed near the leader, and the
other pair were lot far behind. As they
into the stretch Pilot and Ranchero
and Lucy took his place as a very close
second. For q time Lucy Gro divided Ranch
ero, but at about the distance pole she ran
under the wire, as did Pilot. The horses
were placed ss follows: Ranchero first,
Lucy second, Pilot third. Silver fourth.
Time, 2:43. Paris mutuals paid 1885.
HALF MILE DASH.
The ne1t and final race of the meeting
was a half-mile dash for two.year-olds for
q purse of 500. The entries were as fol-
Bybee names CHI. C. Fisherman.
Baker names b. c. Red Buck. Blevins
names Oh. I. Nevada. It was growing late,
and the horses were hurried to the post.
But half dozen auction pools were sold,
and in these Fisherman was a hot favorite,
with Nevada second choice. Almost be-
fore the betters knew the horses wee On
the track they had got a start and the cry
was raised, there they come" The crowd
broke from the pool % to the track III
time to see them coming down, and they
were racing, too, each under the lash. but
Nevada had the place and heidi it under the
wire by a length, Fisherman second, Red
Buckthird, in the remarkable time OF fifty
seconds.
Thus ended the second annual meeting OF
the West Side Fair and Racing Association.